#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
struct stat buf;
char *ptr;
for(i = 1; i < argc; i++)
{
printf("%s: ", argv[i]);
if(lstat(argv[i], &buf) < 0)
{
perror("lstat error");
continue;
}
if(S_ISREG(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "regular";
else if(S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "directory";
else if (S_ISCHR(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "character special";
else if (S_ISBLK(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "block special";
else if (S_ISFIFO(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "fifo";
#ifdef S_ISLNK
else if (S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "symbolic link";
#endif
#ifdef S_ISSOCK
else if (S_ISSOCK(buf.st_mode))
ptr = "socket";
#endif
else
ptr = "***unknown mode ***";
printf("%s\n", ptr);
}
}